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My parents are the founders of a non-profit organization called Charity Anywhere. Since they have retired, they began managing the foundation full time. My Dad, (Gordon Carter) manages multiple service projects every year. He has helped families all around the world but his focus is usually on helping the people of northern Mexico.

Since my Father founded the charity, I have been able to participate in several service project. I have been to Ecuador twice and Mexico three times. The projects are usually one week long and enable volunteers to work side by side with native Mexicans to help build or repair a home. Although my parents are member of the LDS Church, they pride themselves in serving anyone, anywhere. Most of the volunteers are Mormons but the charity happens to be non-denominational.

Although I don’t have a lot of time to be able to volunteer on these week long expeditions, I do try to help out where I can with their website and their blog.

They also have a local chapter of Charity Anywhere Foundation in Quito Ecuador. Washington Zambrano, a local dentist, started the local chapter of CAF and has done an awesome job at growing their services. Washington has been able to gather volunteers in the medical and dental professions to help give free medical care to the native Ecuadorians in need.

I have started reading a blog called “New Cool Thang“. It has some interesting stuff about a guy that is Mormon. During the break between General Conference Sessions, he wrote this blog post about his Personal interactions with Apostles. It took me back to the few times that I had met an Apostle or Prophet.

Dallin H. Oaks

I guess I can’t actually say that I “met” The Prophet, but I have met an Apostle. I was visiting an event put on by an non-profit organization called CHOICE. Their full name is Center for Humanitarian Outreach and Inter-Cultural Exchange. They had invited Dallin H. Oaks to their event. Several of us stood around and stared at him since we really hadn’t see him up close. We tried to look conspicuous but I now we were probably very….. “spicuous” (I know it’s not a word but I didn’t want to say we were gawking).   All of us wanted to meet Elder Oaks but none of us had the guts to walk ourselves over and ask to shake his hand. HOWEVER, my wife, the brave soul that she is, picked herself up, walked over with confidence and introduced herself. He turned around and gladly greeted her with a warm handshake. The rest of us huddled around her to see if we could sneak into the conversation and possibly shake his hand. The conversation did turn to the rest of us and we had the pleasure of shaking the hand of one of the modern day apostles.

I think it is time to introduce everyone (if anyone is out there reading), to my parents. Well, really, at this time, I’m writing this post about my Dad. Several years ago he started a foundation called Charity Anywhere Foundation. It is a non-profit organization that does charity work anywhere in the world. I just came across this video on YouTube so I thought I would put it up on this website since he is related to me. My Mom goes on many of these projects as well. They, of course, are also members of the LDS church but their charity is Non-Denominational. Watch this little video to get to know the Charity a little bit better.